- Elementor expanded its Ally accessibility plugin into a free browser-based scanner, removing plugin installation friction
- Ally distinguishes itself as a “Remediation Engine” that offers fixes along with revisions to meet WCAG standards
- Increasing global regulatory and commercial pressures are driving demand for tools that simplify accessibility compliance
Ally, Elementor’s web accessibility plugin, just got a browser version that should make checking for website accessibility issues a breeze.
Elementor is a popular WordPress website builder plugin that lets users design websites visually using a drag-and-drop interface without having to write code. It has a web accessibility plugin designed to help website owners identify, understand and resolve accessibility issues, all in accordance with the WCAG guidelines.
Web accessibility is about designing websites so that people with disabilities can perceive, navigate and interact with the websites effectively. Not only does it enable inclusivity, but it also expands the potential audience and helps meet legal requirements (like the WCAG guidelines, for example).
Elementor first released its web accessibility plugin called Ally in November 2025. The company claimed that it was better than competing products as it offered solutions to the problems it identifies and guides webmasters through the process of applying them.
“Accessibility tools usually just scream at you about what’s wrong. Ally actually fixes it,” they said. “Ally is different because it’s a ‘remedy machine’.”
However, the process still required installing a plugin, Elementor said in a press release it shared TechRadar Prowas a point of “friction”. To eliminate this friction, it made Ally a browser accessibility scanner that you can access, absolutely free, at this link.
“Type in your URL and we’ll instantly visualize the invisible barriers on your site,” said Elementor.
Such tools are in high demand these days, the company further says, mostly because accessibility requirements are increasing globally due to “regulatory and commercial pressures.” Elementor says many organizations are asked to be “accessible” without having accessibility expertise in-house, and they use tools that only audit without offering solutions – a process that “creates compliance fatigue rather than progress”.
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